Troll_Whisperer said:
A 2nd person shooter can't exist. 1st person=ME 2nd person=YOU 3rd person=HE/SHE/IT So, in 1st person shooter I am shooting (my point of view is the characters eyes), in a 3rd person shooter he/she/it is shooting (my point of view is an outside one). In a second person person shooter "you" are shooting, but that doesn't make sense in the context of a game. Like, the person next to you is shooting. You would be a character with a 1st person view following the soldier or whatever. You wouldn't be able to move the camera, etc. Either you ARE the guy or you can control the guy, but the 2nd person would be limiting. It is the same with books. They can be narrated from the perspective of the protagonist (I woke up...) or from a 3rd person perspective (he woke up...), but 2nd person just doesn't work (you woke up...). You can't know the character's thoughts first hand, neither what everyone does or thinks. You would just describe what the guy next to you does, which again, doesn't make sense in the context of the story. In short, the 2nd person is just for adressing nearby people, but doesn't work a narration vehicle. Either you are part of the story and play an active role, or you aren't but can control it. You can't be part of the story yet do nothing. |
1) 2nd person literature exists, although it is rare. See the wikipedia page.
2) It can be very easily applied to video games, Wii Bowling, for example. You are looking out from your own eyes at the bowling pins.
